Holder for boxed cleansing tissues



Feb. 2, 1965 s. T. GRONDIN 3,168,275

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United States Patent 3,168,275 HOLDER FOR BOXED CLEANSING TISSUESStanley T. Grondin, Sturgeon, Wis. (Rte. 4, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) FiledFeb. 21, 1962, Ser. No. 174,825 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-205) The presentinvention relates to an improved holder for a dispensing-type sheetmaterial container which is expressly, but not necessarily, designed andadapted to receive and temporarily hold a box of cleansing tissues.

As the preceding general statement of the invention reveals cartons,boxes and containers, usually of cardboard and similar stock arecurrently being used for merchandising and thereafter handling anddispensing rolled wax paper, aluminum foil, paper napkins, tissuehandkerchiefs and so on. While the instant invention pertains to aholder for dispensing boxes, whatever product may be withdrawn and thusdispensed therefrom, it was primarily devised with the thought in mindthat it would provide a satisfactory and seemingly ideal holder forcleansing tissues of the type wherein the cardboard or equivalent box isprovided with a slot or opening from which the folded tissues are caughthold of and withdrawn for use one at a time. To this end the inventionconsequently pertains to a sheet metal, plastic or an equivalent holderfor a dispensing box.

Briefly, the holder is characterized by an elongated hollow box-likehousing or receiver which is wholly open at opposite ends, partly openat the front, and which permits the tissue containing box to be neatlyfitted therein held in such a way that the available tissues may becaught hold of and withdrawn.

More specifically the holder comprises an elongated suitably openreceiver which is rectangular and essentially channel-shaped incross-section. Thus constructed the holder provides a fiat back or rearwall, longitudinal top and bottom walls and wherein the forward edges ofthe top and bottom walls are provided with turned-in companion flangeswhose adjacent lengthwise edges are spaced apart to provide a slotpermitting access to be had to the pull-out tissues.

The invention features a simple, practical and economical holder of theform thus briefly described and wherein certain marginal edges areflanged for rigidity and wherein at least one of the flat walls, forexample the back wall, is provided with pressure responsive adhesivematerial which may be applied to a wall or a cabinet surface whereby tothus obviate the necessity of securing the holder by way of nails,screws or equivalent fasteners.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a view in perspective showing a fragmentary portion of asupport wall or the like, showing the improved holder and how it ismounted and, in addition, showing in phantom lines the tissue-containingand dispensing box and how it is held for use;

FIGURE 2 is a section on the vertical line 22 of FIGURE 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows; and

FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2 but showing how, if desired, theadhesive attaching material or media may be shifted, for example, to thetop wall so that the holder may be suspended from beneath a kitchencabinet or the like.

It will be understood that the invention herein disclosed and underadvisement lends itself to adoption and use wherever a satisfactoryhorizontal or vertical support surface is available. While the holdermay perhaps best serve in ones home it is obviously effective for use inhotels, ofiice buildings and, for that matter, can be mounted for use inan automobile or other vehicle. It follows that the reference numeral 6in FIG. 1 desig nates any appropriate vertical stationary supportsurface and that 8 in FIG. 3 designates a horizontal support surface.For convenience the surface 6 may be a bathroom wall and the surface 8the underneath side of a kitchen cabinet or the like. The tissue orequivalent dispensing box is denoted at 10, the same having a slot 12through which the tissues 14 are pulled out and withdrawn in a nowwell-known manner. With the present invention instead of placing the boxon a shelf, atop a toilet flush tank, hamper, or the like it may withthe aid of this invention be slipped into the novel holder 16 and thusbetter serve the user.

The holder comprises a rectangular sheet-like receiver which may be madeof sheet plastic material or other suitable slightly flexible andresilient sheet stock. It comprises an adaptation which is essentiallychannel-shaped in cross-section and embodies a main flat back wall 18(FIG. 1), a right angularly disposed top wall 20, and a correspondingbottom wall 22, the ends of the channel or receiver being open to permitthe carton or box 10 to be readily inserted and removed. Thecross-sectional dimension of the receiver should be such as to snuglyreceive and hold the box 10. Along the lengthwise front edges the walls20 and 22 are provided with auxiliary front walls 24 projecting towardeach other and spaced apart at their free edges to provide a slottherebetween to permit access to be had to the tissues 14. The marginaledges of the ends of the walls 20, 22 and 24 are preferably providedwith outstanding suitably flared reinforcing flanges which are allconveniently denoted by the numeral 26. Then, too, the confronting sideedge portions of the walls 24- are flared or bent outwardly as at 23.

In FIGS. 1 and 2 the marginal band of adhesive material 30 is applied tothe exterior side of the back wall 18 and is thus attached to thesurface 6. In the arrangement seen in FIGURE 3 the adhesive, instead ofbeing applied to the back wall, is applied to the top wall asconveniently denoted at 32 in FIG. 3 so that it may be suspended fromthe horizontal support surface 8.

As is evident there are so many places at which the herein disclosedholder might be aptly and satisfactorily used that no effort will beherein made to list the same.

It is believed that a careful consideration of the specification inconjunction with the views of the drawing will enable the reader toobtain a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction ofthe holder, the manner in which it is designed and adapted to performand the significant features and advantages thereof. Consequently, amore lengthy description is believed to be unnecessary.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A holder for boxed cleansing tissues and the like comprising anelongated open ended housing generally 6- shaped in cross section,constructed of sheet material, and including an elongated, upright, andpanel-like base wall whose upper and lower lengthwise edge portionsinelude vertically aligned generally parallel laterally directed top andbottom Walls which in turn terminate along their edge portions remotefrom said lengthwise edge portions, in laterally directed partial frontWalls disposed in a comm-on plane generally paralleling said base Wall,terminating at their free edge portions a spaced distance apart, anddefining an open ended slot extending therebetween, the adjoining edgeportions of said top, bottom and partial front Walls being outwardlyflared and defining continuous reinforcing flanges extending throughoutthe length of said adjoining edge portions, and the exterior surface ofat least one of said 4 base, top and bottom Walls being provided withpressure sensitive material.

References Cited by the Applicant UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,030,135 2/ 36Carpenter 2467 2,133,860 10/38 Hill 62135 2,454,550 11/48 Burns 248-2642,911,175 11/59 Erie 248216 3,023,991 3/62 Fisher 248-205 CLAUDE A. LEROY, Primary Examiner.

